Hemispherectomy in Children: Seizure Recurrence and Outcome Predictors

To improve understanding of hemispherectomy outcomes in children with medically refractory epilepsy, researchers prospectively studied 170 children who underwent hemispherectomy at one institution over a 12-year period. Median follow-up was 5.3 years. Of the cohort, 66% were seizure-free at last follow-up after surgery, and another 14% achieved a favorable outcome (>90% …